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  1. bch2014
    I think the frustrating piece for Attitash and Wildcat skiers is that Cannon, Loon, BW, Cranmore, etc, their chief competitors, have done a far better job of getting terrain open this season. Cannon, for example, has upwards of 40 trails open. Cannon isn’t exactly a resort known for its snowmaking and grooming (not that they’re bad-but it’s not Okemo).
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    Snowing on UES.
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    I live in NY but still spend lots of time in New England (especially with Covid-19 WFH flexibility) as my family is still largely in the Boston area and Southern NH. Growing up outside of Boston, I always liked having snow around as I liked sledding when I was little, skiing at the local hills midweek (winter 2010-11 had EVERYTHING in play at Blue Hills LOL), etc... That said, I have almost no interest in it snowing in (downstate) NY for a few reasons 1) if it’s snowing in NYC, it’s probably suppressed for the ski areas 2) it becomes such a mess to deal with and is only pretty for like 2 hours after the storm and 3) after living in Texas for four years of undergrad and two years post grad, I’ve decided that it’s really nice to be able to only wear a light jacket in the winter.
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    Greenleaf Trail out and back to summit of Mt Lafayette today. More snow than I expected up high (in relative terms).
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    Someone I know who is spending Christmas in East Tennessee just posted this photo to their Instagram story,
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    Snowmaking trails will be fine. Naturals wiped out.
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    Total shit show at Sunapee today Too many people for the lift/trail capacity when chairs are only going up half full... the sun bowl quad is having issues too.. vail=fail
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    I’m skiing with my uncle and cousin tomorrow at Sunapee. They are both once per year skiers so I figured it would be better to get out before the rain hits (plus I have vacation days to burn). Using Epic buddy passes for them, it was $69/ticket for the full-day, which I guess isn’t terrible. In the process of planning a late January Crested Butte trip... Colorado snow hasn’t been great early season but figured CB has lower skier density which should help preserve conditions and plus, I like the more “Texas” vibe there compared to the I-70 rat race. That said, MTN isn’t deriving much ancillary revenue from me or my friend that I’m going out with-We’re both epic pass holders and aren’t staying slopeside... AirBnB in town.
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    Still some pretty major timing differences between GFS and GGEM. GFS has the front through (eastern areas) by 9AM on Friday yet the GGEM hangs it back until Friday night.
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    18z GFS slightly slower with the front, but still through Eastern areas at 10-11z Friday.
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    GFS has the precip through by ~6-7 AM Friday morning.
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    18z GFS looks quite grinchy. Low over Toronto.
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    -3° on my car thermometer in the Greenfield area as I head to Okemo.
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    MTB trails at the old ski area in Northfield, NH might not be a bad bet. Unsure what their uphill policy is.
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    Sounds like it’s just the beginner terrain that is open.. there’s not much steep there in the first place.. but if it’s just the beginner lift, it’s even worse.
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    I have a reservation to ski Okemo on Saturday... Never have I ever wanted to “miss” the powder day, but hoping that things are a little bit skied out on the natural snow trails so you don’t get stuck!
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    Wind driven -SN... Looking south on east river at FDR and 81st.
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    15 mins ago on UES.
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    Borderline S/S+ here in NYC. Tough to tell how much given how the wind is whipping/lack of non-paved surface but probably 2-3” so far.
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    Starting to get a dusting on the street here on the UES. Not snowing too hard though.
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    No flakes yet on the UES.
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    Feeling cautiously optimistic here in the E 80’s.. Wouldn’t surprise me if I get a bit of taint mid-storm but I think 8-12” is the responsible call here.
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    I do not have great memories from Boxing Day. As I recall, we were forecasted at 16-24" and ended up with about 9.
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    Just switched my Epic reservation from Wildcat to Okemo for Saturday. Obviously storm will be skied out by then but looks like they are in line for maybe 5-8"... Wildcat's early season snowmaking has been pathetic compared to more southern resorts... Heck, even resorts like Cannon which isn't exactly the snowmaking capital of the northeast has managed far better.
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    Hunter looks like it could be a good place to ski later this week...
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